Fatal Great White Shark Attack

1975 (Point Sinclair) Penong, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

📋 Table of Contents

📊 Attack Details
🦈 Species Information
🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact
🔗 Related Attacks

📊 Attack Details

📅 Date & Time

1975

⏰ 18h00

📍 Location

(Point Sinclair) Penong, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

🌍 AUSTRALIA

🏊 Activity

Swimming

⚕️ Outcome

Fatal

🔴 Fatal

👤 Victim Details

Age: 12

Gender: M

🏷️ Attack Type

Unprovoked

🩹 Injury Details

Right leg severed FATAL

🦈 Species Information

Great White Shark

This species has been involved in 744 documented attacks in our database.

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🧠 Shark Myth vs. Fact

Test your shark knowledge! Click "Reveal Answer" to see if each statement is a myth or fact, then learn the science behind it.

Great white sharks are the largest sharks.

Sharks have been around longer than trees.

Sharks are colorblind.

Sharks can detect electrical fields.

Most shark attacks occur in shallow water close to shore.